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Why Is There an AI Hype? (theluddite.org)
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Lots of skeptics are writing lots of good things about the AI hype, but so far, I've encountered relatively few attempts to explain why it's happening at all. Here's my contribution, mostly based Philp Agre's work on the (so-called) internet revolution, which focuses less on the capabilities of the tech itself, as most in mainstream did (and still do), but on the role of a new technology in the ever-present and continuous renegotiation of power within human institutions.

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[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago

You could say the same about NFTs, blockchain and all of the other buzzword scams that came before it. It's like we've entered a cycle where every few years a new "revolutionary" technology comes out only to spill as much money out of investors and then disappear.

Of course I'm not saying the same will happen to AI (it's here to stay) but I wouldn't be surprised if in a couple years technobros start throwing away their money at some new toy. Maybe then we'll be able to talk about AI seriously without all the stupid hype surrounding it. Maybe.